Anteater Gifts

Anteaters are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingu
commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with
the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa. The anteater is
extensively distributed in South and Central America, frequenting
low swampy savannas, along the banks of rivers, and the depths
of the humid forests, but is nowhere abundant.

Anteater Facts

Anteater Facts

- The anteater belongs to an order of mammals (along
with armadillos and sloths) with small brains and few,
or no teeth.

- Anteaters have extra backbone joints that helps strengthen
their lower back and hips, which are useful for digging.

- The sticky tongue of an anteater is covered in tiny
backward-pointing spines and saliva, which allows them
to consume thousands of insects in a single day.

- Anteaters feed on insects like ants and termites.

- Anteaters use their excellent sense of smell to detect
their food.

- The giant anteater is a subspecies of anteater that
can grow up to 4 feet (excluding the tail) in length.

- Giant anteaters can consume over 30,000 insects,
plus their eggs and larvae, in a single day.

- The giant anteaterís tongue can be nearly 2 feet
long.

- The giant anteaterís tongue can be flicked in and
out of the anteaterís mouth up to 150 times a minute.

- It is estimated that there are only 5,000 giant
anteaters in the wild, and only 90 giant anteaters in
zoos across the United States.